b. 18 July 1841. d. 1905. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Classical scholar, poet, and editor. Alternative signature: “G. A. Simcox.” Brother
of William Henry Simcox and Edith Jemima Simcox. Educated at Corpus Christi College,
Oxford. Publications include *Prometheus Unbound: A Tragedy* (1867), *Poems and Romances*
(1869), *Recollections of a Rambler* (1873), *A History of Latin Literature from Ennius
to Boethius* (1883). Edited *The Orations of Demosthenes and Aeschines on the Crown*
(1872) with his brother William Henry. Contributed to *North British Review*, *Fortnightly
Review*, *Nineteenth Century*, and *Academy*. Biographical information: Byron Nelson,
“George Augustus Simcox (1841-1905),” *Dictionary of Literary Biography*, edited by
William E. Freedman and Ira B. Nadel. Edwards Brothers Inc., 1985, pp. 237-38 ; Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Augustus_Simcox> (22 April 2021). (AC, CC)